E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.
E or e may also refer to:
Computing and mathematics
User interfaces
- E or Enlightenment (software), a free software open source manager for X Window System
- /e/ (operating system), a fork of LineageOS, which in turn is based on Android
- E (1970s text editor), a text editor developed at the Stanford AI Lab in the 1970s
- E (PC DOS), a text editor
Languages and provers
- E (programming language), an object-oriented programming language
- Amiga E, a programming language
- e (verification language) hardware verification language
- E (theorem prover), a modern, high performance prover for first-order logic
Logic and abstract mathematics
- E (complexity), a set of decision problems solvable by a Turing machine in a specific time
- ∃ (a backwards E; U+2203) or existential quantification, the symbol for "there exists...", in predicate logic
- ∃!, meaning "there exists only one" (or "there exists exactly one"), the uniqueness quantification
- e, the identity element
- ∈, notation indicating that an object is a member or element of a set: see Element (mathematics)
Concrete mathematics
- E, 14 in hexadecimal and other positional numeral systems of a base of 15 or higher
- E notation, or scientific notation, a way of writing very large and very small numbers such as 5E7
-
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- E, the complete elliptic integral of the second kind
- E, the Erdős–Borwein constant
- e (mathematical constant), a mathematical constant also known as Euler's number and Napier's constant
- e or orbital eccentricity, a measure of how much a conic section deviates from a circle
Science and engineering
- e or coefficient of restitution (COR), a measure of the elasticity of a collision in mechanics
- E, the symbol for energy in equations concerning mass–energy equivalence
- E or Young's modulus, a measure of stiffness in solid mechanics
- E or exa-, the SI prefix for 1018
- E or Equal Energy spectrum, a definition of white in colour printing
- (E), E–Z notation used in chemistry to indicate double bonds that two groups of higher priority are on opposite sides
Medicine
- E number, a number code for a food additive, an EU labelling requirement
- Haplogroup E (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
- Haplogroup E (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup
- E (or Glu), an abbreviation for glutamic acid or glutamate
- Vitamin E or tocopherol, a class of chemical compounds
- The symbol for the hormone epinephrine
- E, a common abbreviation for 'Ecstasy' (a familiar name for the psychoactive recreational drug MDMA)
- Ethambutol
- Estrogen (medication)
- Estradiol (medication)
Electricity
- e, one of two fundamental subatomic particles:
- e or elementary charge, the absolute value of the electric charge carried by a single electron
- E region (between D and F) or the Kennelly–Heaviside layer, part of the ionosphere
- E, the symbol for an electric field
- E, the electrode potential, the electromotive force of a cell built of two electrodes
- E° or
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Telecommunication
- E band (disambiguation)
- E or EDGE, for Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
Commerce and transportation
- €, the euro sign, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit
- ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol declaring that the weight or volume of pre-packaged goods is within specific allowable tolerances
- E or Eni, an Italian oil and gas company
Trains/rail
- E, a Polish electric locomotive in the list of rolling stock used in Poland
- E (Los Angeles Railway)
- E (New York City Subway service), a subway service in New York
- E Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- Line E (Buenos Aires Underground) of the Buenos Aires Subte
- RER E, a line in the RER of Paris
- Toei Ōedo Line, a subway service operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei), labeled

- The official West Japan Railway Company service symbol for:
Cars/automotive
- E-Mark, an approval mark for automotive products in Europe under the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
- Mini E, an electric hatchback built as a demonstration car
- Honda e, an electric hatchback
Car license plates
- E, the international vehicle registration code for vehicle registration plates of Spain
- E, the prefix in vehicle registration plates of Indonesia for Cirebon, Majalengka, Indramayu and Kuningan
Places
Political
- Chinese: 鄂
- E Township, Maine, an unincorporated community in USA
- E postcode area, for east London
- E, New Brunswick's postal code
Geographical
Language and linguistics
- É (temple), Sumerian word for house or temple
- E language, a language of China
- E, the Spivak pronoun meaning "he" or "she"
- e, the close-mid front unrounded vowel IPA symbol
Similar-looking letters
- Ɛ/ɛ, the letter epsilon in the Latin alphabet
- Ε/ε/ϵ, the letter epsilon in the Greek alphabet
- ⴹ, the letter yaḍ in the Tifinagh alphabet
- Е/е, the letter ye in the Cyrillic alphabet
- ㅌ, the hangul tieut in the Korean alphabet
- ꗋ, the syllable tɔ in the Vai syllabary
- Ꭼ/ꭼ, the syllable gv/kə̃ in the Cherokee syllabary
- ᰀ, the consonant ka in the Lepcha script
- ꯐ, the letter pham in the Meitei script
- 𐐁/𐐩, the letter long E in the Deseret alphabet
- 𖼬, the consonant nya in the Pollard script
- ᗴ, the syllable cha in a Chipewyan script in the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics family
- عـ/ـعـ/ـع/ع, the letter 'ayn in the Arabic alphabet
- ٤, the digit four in the Eastern Arabic numerals
- 𐎅, the letter h in the Ugaritic alphabet
- Ҽ, the letter che in the Cyrillic script alphabet of the Abkhaz language
Arts and media
Music
Music theory
- E (musical note)
- E major, a scale
- E minor, a scale
- E, the chord notation for the E major triad
Albums
- E (Adrian Belew album), 2009
- É (album), by Duda Brack, 2015
- E (Ecco2k album), 2019
- E (Enslaved album), 2017
- E (Epik High album), 2009
- E (single album), by Big Bang, 2015
Other uses in music
- E, a nickname of Mark Oliver Everett, musician and front man of the rock band Eels
- E (band), active 1984–1997, a Czech experimental rock group from Brno
- E (video), by Eminem
- "E", a song by Baboon from Sausage, 1992
Television
- E, short for "episode"; commonly combined with "S" for season
- E!, Entertainment Television, an American cable and satellite TV network
- E! (Australia and New Zealand), the defunct Australian and New Zealand version of American E!
- E! (Canada):
- E! (Canadian TV system), a defunct over-the-air television system operated by Canwest from 2001 to 2009 (originally known as CH until 2007)
- E! (Canadian TV channel), a Canadian cable/satellite specialty channel owned by Bell Media that launched in November 2010
- E, an alias of Eric Murphy (Entourage), a character from the television series Entourage
- E, the production code for the 1964 Doctor Who serial The Keys of Marinus
Film
- E (Exempt), an unofficial category in the British Board of Film Classification rating system
- E, an alias of Edna Mode, a character from the movie The Incredibles
- E (2006 film), a 2006 Tamil film
- E (2017 film)
- E (2025 film), a Finnish experimental drama film
Literature
Gaming
- E, or Everyone, a video game rating symbol used by the Entertainment Software Rating Board which is suitable for all ages
- e, a nickname of Eric Neustadter, Former Operations Manager for Xbox Live and frequent co-host of the "Major Nelson Radio" podcast
Sports
- E#, a team's elimination number
- E, the symbol of the Eredivisie logo
Other uses
- Dominical letter E for a common year starting on Wednesday
- E (surname) (Chinese: 鄂), Chinese surname
- E, a fail or almost-fail in many grading systems by country
See also
- Big E (disambiguation)
- Block E (disambiguation)
- Class E (disambiguation)
- E class (disambiguation)
- E number (disambiguation)
- E-Series (disambiguation)
- E-Type (disambiguation)
- E! (disambiguation)
- E+
- Formula E (disambiguation)
- Group E (disambiguation)
- Model E (disambiguation)
- Mr. E (disambiguation)
- Open E (disambiguation)
- E1 (disambiguation)
- 1E (disambiguation)
- EE (disambiguation)